Who is the enemy?

Katheryn 2022-04-20 09:01:20

The 1998 film, I still admire it. After rewatching South Korea's "Terrorist Live" and the domestically produced "National Witness" last night, watching this 98-year-old film is not disappointing at all, and it is surprising. The control of the rhythm is not ordinary. Well, of course each movie has its own merits, not for comparison here.
As far as "Public Enemy" is concerned, the rhythm has picked up since the male protagonist's friend was chased and killed. In this section, the audience is only slightly overwhelmed by the addiction of high-tech tracking, starting from the male protagonist's being chased and killed, every time Step by step, every escape becomes tight and tense. The male protagonist is not witty throughout the whole process (except for the final confrontation), and he does not know much about eavesdropping and tracking technology. A small lawyer, only He wanted to take responsibility for his family, so when all this happened to him, he didn't know anything but ran away, and no one could help him. Fortunately, Brill, who was accidentally dragged in, was a technical controller, and he helped a lot when he fought back against Smith later, at least no male protagonist died so easily.
The cause of the incident is that the National Security Bureau should eavesdrop on ordinary people. Of course, it is opposed to the public, but eavesdropping is one of the ways that the National Security Bureau collects evidence, just like the reporter's question to the National Security Bureau member at the end of the film. "How can we distinguish that eavesdropping is a work requirement and not an invasion of citizens' privacy?" Well, it's really hard to say.
In short, during the whole tracking process, you can clearly feel the consistent style of Hollywood blockbusters, excitement, tension, and villains. The little humour of my technical buddies (I really like the little guy with brown lenses haha), but he still hangs up, hey. The final killing between the gangster and the congressman has simply lowered the entire NSA's Is your IQ ok!!! It's just the male protagonist's strategy, but it's the biggest flaw in the whole film. In the end, the FBI made a big deal. I feel that the film is still hacked by the FBI, ha! Ha! ==
Yes, in the end The slow motion of Uncle Brill walking forward with his cat in the rain is so handsome, oh!

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Extended Reading
  • Gudrun 2022-04-21 09:01:30

    Which is more important, personal privacy or national security? Who will watch over the man? There is no solution to this problem, or no explanation is needed at all, because those in power will not care about this problem, it is just a senseless struggle of all beings under powerless resistance.

  • Jasmin 2022-03-23 09:01:28

    It is very interesting to watch this film after Snowden detonated the "Prism Gate" incident. The predictability of the film is quite high. This film is indeed very good. The story is presented in a small way, and the conception is very clever. In addition, the civil and military drama is reasonable and appropriate, the pace of the whole film is relaxed, and several leading actors have played well. Tony Scott's films have always had a deep Hollywood imprint. "Ingenuity" is his characteristic, and this film is also his representative work.

Enemy of the State quotes

  • Brill: In your phone was a GPS sat-tracker. Pulses at 24 gigahertz.

    Robert Clayton Dean: I don't know what that means.

    Brill: It's like a LoJack, only two generations better than what the police have.

    Robert Clayton Dean: And what does that mean?

    Brill: You speak English?

    Robert Clayton Dean: Obviously not that well.

    Brill: Kind of a jerk, aren't you?

  • Robert Clayton Dean: Baby, I love you and only you. That is it... And I love your family... except for your dad.